Sanding device for motor-cars.



G. F. A. MGDOUGALL- SANDING DEVICE FOR MOTOR GARS..

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4, 1912.

I 1,046,623. Patented Dec.l0,1912.

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GEQOBGE E. A. MQDOUQALL, OF 30mm MASSAGEUSEWS, .KSSIGNGR F @EE- W510 GHI ISTOS 310m 500m 10F BGSIQ'IQ', WSET'ES.

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Motorare, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for preventing the skidding of motor cars and has for its object the production of a device or this character by which two streams of sand may be discharged on both sides and slightly in advance of one or more of the wheels of the car.

The invention consists in providing the car with a sand receptacle on either side thereof preferably forming a part of the mud uard, each of said receptacles having extending therefrom two spouts terminating slightly in advance and on both sides of a wheel and separated from said receptacle by gates under the control of the chaufieur whereby the discharge of sand through said spouts may be regulated.

The invention further consists in certain novel features of construction and arrange ment of parts which will be fully understood by reference to the description of the drawings .and to the claims hereinafter given.

Of the drawings: Figure 1 represents an elevation of a motor car to which this im-, proved invention has been applied. Fig. 2 I represents a plan view of the truck thereof.

Fig. 3 represents a vertical section through one of the mud guards showing a portion of the sand receptacle therein and the closure therefor. Fig. i represents. a similar view 1 showing the closure opened to permit the discharge of sand into the two delivery spouts. Fig. 5 represents a transverse sectron of one of the mud guards, the cutting plane being on line 5-5011 Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 represents a similar section, the cutting plane being on line 6-.6 on Fig. 3.

Similar characters designate like parts throughout the several figures oi the drawings.

In the drawings, 10 represents a motor car Specification of mm Eatent.

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' said mud guard 13 is provided with a sand receptacle 14, near the upper end of which said mud guard'lii is provided with a cover 15 which is adapted to he removed to per- 7 melt the filling oithessndreceptacle 1d. The lower end of thisreceptacle is has inclined bottoms 15 and 1? as indicated in 3 and e of the drawings.

To the inner edge of the bottom 17 is hinged a closure 18 normally retained in closed position by means ofthe spring 19. Pivotally secured to the closure 18 is a memher 20 provided with an eye 21 to which is secured a flexible inemher 22 passing partially around pulleys 23 and as, with its other end connected to a hell crank lever 25 pivoted at 26 and provided a foot pad QFnnder the control oi the chaufieur. The closures for each of the sand receptacles 1e are both connected to the same operating lever 252i so that when the car reaches a slippery surface where it is liable to sMd or when the chanfieur feels any tendency on the part of the car to skid, by pressure upon the pad '2? hoth of the closures 18 will he opened to permit the send to be discharged ,irom. the receptacles is in advance or each receptacle 14 is located a dividing member 28 forming two spouts 29 and 30 in the extreme lower end of each mud guard 13. By this construction, when the sand is delivered from the receptacle 14 it is divided and passes through the spouts 29 and 30, and is delivered to the surface over which the car is moving a little in advance of the wheel and on opposite sides thereof so that when the car begins to sln'd it be obliged to move over the sand thus delivered.

As the sand with which the receptacle 14 is filled is coarse the skidding of the car will be prevented or suficierrtlq, retarded so 3.9 will close the receptacles 1%.

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' combination of a mud guard provided with- It is helievedthatthe operation and many advantages of this invention will be fully apparent without further description.

Having thus described my invention, I

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1. In a device'of the class described, the

asand receptacle thereon; a closure-therein;

and a lever for opening said closure and ejecting the sand therefrom. v

2. In a deviceof the class described, the combination of a mud guardlprovided with a; sand receptacle thereon; a closure therein;

and a; lever for opening said closure anderefrom in two streamsv ejecting the sand t on oplplosite sides of a wheel.

3. a device of the. class described, the combination of a mud guard provided with a sand receptacle. thereon having a plurality of sand spouts; a closureabove said sand spouts; and .a lever for opening said closure and ejecting the sand through both ofisaid spouts simultaneously,

1 4. In adevice of the class described, the combination of a mud guard provided witha sand receptacle thereon having a plurality of sand spouts; a closure above said sand spouts; and a lever for openingsaid closure and ejecting the sand from said spouts in to two streams on opposite sides of a wheel. 7 5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a mud guard provided with a sand receptacle thereon; a closure forcthe lower end thereof; two spouts below said closure adapted to eject sand in two streams chaufi'eur for operating said gates.

a alogues on opposite-sides of a wheel; and a foot lever for opening said closure to deposit the sand in two streams on opposite sides of a I wheel.

6. In a device. of the class described, the combination-pf a-rnud v guard provided with v a sand receptacle therein; a closure for the slightly in advance of a wheel; a closure 1 controlling the discharge of sand to said spouts; and a lever controlled by the chauffeur for. regulating the operation of said closure. l

8. line device of the class described, the

combination of a sand receptacle; two spouts therefrom adapted to dischar e the sand from said receptacle on eac side and slightly in advance of'a wheel; ates interposedbetween said sand receptac' e and said spouts; and means under the control of the Signed by me at Post Ofiice Square, Boston, Mass, this 31st da of August, 1912.

GEORGE F. A. oDOUGALL. -Witnesses: Y

NATHAN C. LOMBARD. 

